Remember to properly dispose of the pruning and remove any old, rotton fruit which could harbour disease.
to remove low hanging branches firstly make a small cut underneath the branch and then cut through from the top to stop the bark tearing. Pruning your lemon trees and removing dead wood will help encourage new growth. Look for around 6 strong branches to provide that framework and then reduce any tall, whippy growth.Ĭitrus trees can suffer from disease. Train the tree into a vase shape by opening up the tree and let light penetrate the centre. Remove any old fruit left hanging on the tree and prune a quarter of an inch past a bud and at an angle.įor pears, reduce the terminal and leave these to produce fruit. Leave these as they are as they will develop fruiting spurs for next season.
The branch that comes off the side of the shoot at an angle is called a lateral. This can be reduced to just five or six buds. The shoot on the end of each tip, known as a terminal won’t ever fruit. Competing branches, especially any crossing or low branches must be removed as these cause the tree not to fruit properly. The aim of pruning here is to clear clutter to create an open framework. However, as a general overview we’ve offered some advice when it comes to pruning fruit trees. Understanding the growth and fruiting habit and time of bearing of your trees will help you grasp how to prune fruit trees. Different fruit trees require different attention when pruning. First, to train the young tree and secondly to encourage the renewal of fruiting wood. Pruning is also needed to remove unproductive wood.įruit trees are pruned in two stages. However, pruning fruit trees is needed to help ensure trees don’t grow too tall so the fruit becomes too high to reach. Pruning is not necessary in order to produce fruit.
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